St. Freya High School is built on a slightly larger island in the sea of the Far East. With the support of the Schicksal organization... although St. Freya High School is just on a remote island, it has a very sufficient supply of various daily necessities...
Under the power of 'technology', the 'ultra-small reactors' developed and used by Schicksal are enough for a transport ship to carry dozens of tons of materials and fly back and forth between the sea and the mainland several times... After all, the 'ultra-small reactors' use 'Honkai energy'...
Thanks to Schicksal's transportation capabilities, which far exceed those of the civilian sector, and Schicksal's own extraordinary status in various countries... St. Freya High School not only has no worries about supplies but has also slowly developed a commercial street on the island.
All kinds of shops have sprung up outside St. Freya High School like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, gradually forming a commercial street of considerable scale. For some unknown reason... the stores established here by capital magnates sell to the academy's students at half the price...
Most of the students who become eligible to attend St. Freya High School come from relatively well-off families... According to research by a certain professor at St. Freya High School who wishes to remain anonymous, the state of physical development affects the strength of adaptability to Honkai energy from a certain perspective... As for whether this is true or not, it is unknown..
However, students are generally not short of money... so almost every week, students will go to the commercial street to spend lavishly. It might also be for these reasons... that some retired or no-longer-able-to-fight Valkyries will open a small shop in the commercial street to do a little business to support themselves... Of course, many Valkyries will also return to their hometowns, find someone they like, get married, and spend the rest of their lives...
Just like a petrel flying through a storm, fighting against the heavy rain, isn't it all for the sake of returning to its nest?
"Kiana..." Li Xuan followed behind Kiana and looked at her with some suspicion, "Are you really working a part-time job outside again?!"
Li Xuan, who was in a financial crisis due to lack of money, had to start looking for a way to earn money. Otherwise... he would become the first student in the history of St. Freya High School to starve to death...
Yesterday, because they couldn't afford to eat, Li Xuan's family could only accept Mei's invitation and go to Kiana's dormitory for dinner, feeling a bit embarrassed...
'She's really an angel...' Li Xuan thought, recalling how Mei gently told him... that if he didn't mind, he could come to their dorm for meals anytime. It felt as if the person's figure was emitting a brilliant light...
'Ahem...' Of course, Li Xuan wasn't as thick-skinned as Kiana. It was impossible for him to really go and freeload every day... That would be really unmanly... Mm, going once every two or three days would be more appropriate.
"Of course!" Kiana, who was enthusiastically helping Li Xuan find a job, raised her head and said proudly, "In order to maintain my monthly spending of over ten thousand on gacha games, I wouldn't have enough with just my allowance if I don't work part-time!"
"I'm so poor..." Kiana, the young lady of the Kaslana family, said with righteous indignation. In mobile games, how can you become strong if you don't spend money?!
"..." Li Xuan was at a loss for words, looking at the white-haired furball saying things that were quite extravagant for his current self... like 'single pulls work miracles', 'I'll whale on so-and-so', 'the ten-pull rate is high', 'the gacha pool is a huge scam..'
"Mm, mm..." Li Xuan nodded and agreed with Kiana's words helplessly and casually... The atmosphere between the two was surprisingly cheerful....
The commercial street wasn't actually that big. Kiana led Li Xuan for just over ten minutes before they arrived at the place where she used to work part-time—a coffee shop with a simple decor.
"I remember the manager said before that they were short one waiter!" Kiana said with a heroic air. She had heard the manager say this before; it seemed that an employee had an accident, so they were short-staffed?
"Ahem... anyway, just wait for me a bit." Kiana patted Li Xuan's shoulder and, without waiting for his opinion, pushed the door open and went in on her own.
"...Sigh~" Li Xuan stood somewhat at a loss outside the coffee shop, looking uncomfortably at the people coming and going on the street... Perhaps because this was St. Freya High School, most of the people on the street were young girls...
"...Why isn't Kiana back yet..." Li Xuan looked up at the sky. He felt like he was a panda standing in front of the coffee shop... a sense of mysterious awkwardness...
Although there were men in the commercial street outside St. Freya High School, most of them were middle-aged or even elderly... After all, only those who wanted to retire or do business would be willing to live on a small island...
And the more important reason why Li Xuan was being pointed at was... he was wearing the St. Freya High School uniform. Even though it was the male version, the style was a set with the female version...
"Woof woof!~" Suddenly, a dog's bark came from near Li Xuan's feet, making him subconsciously lower his head to look. A small, snow-white dog with a leash around its neck was looking up at him curiously. The other end of the leash was tied to the wall...
'Where did this little dog come from...' Li Xuan looked at the little dog by his feet with some curiosity and interest... Although he had never owned a dog, he quite liked this kind of pet.
"Li Xuan..." Just as Li Xuan was about to squat down to play with it... Kiana's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"How did it go, Kiana?" Compared to his own job, Li Xuan immediately put the white puppy not far from him out of his mind.
"...Sigh~ I'm so sorry, the manager just hired someone!" Kiana said, looking dejected. She didn't expect someone to apply for the job so quickly...
"...I know." Li Xuan was slightly taken aback. Although it was a bit regrettable, he still accepted the fact... "Kiana, I'll go find a job myself..."
"You should get back to work... I'll look around some more..." Li Xuan sighed, turned around, waved his hand, and urged Kiana.
"Okay, if it doesn't work out... you can still come to our place to eat," Kiana said, seeming a bit guilty, shouting at Li Xuan's back.
"..." Can you not shout so loudly? Li Xuan really wanted to cover his face... It made him sound like he was living off a woman... The gazes of the passersby felt off...
'Where else can I find a way to make some money?' Li Xuan, walking quickly down the street, scanned the shops on both sides, but he couldn't find a single one that was hiring.
Just as he was about to give up and head back... a shop suddenly caught his attention...
'Princess's Wish Weapon Shop'... What a bizarre name. It immediately diverted Li Xuan's attention to the shop in front of him.
"Hello, I'm Lingyi... would you like a shot at a weapon?" The moment Li Xuan stepped through the door, the shopkeeper, who had been lying on the counter like a salted fish, resurrected on the spot and said with a commercial smile.
A girl with long hair, a single side ponytail tied on the left, and a hair clip with a '1' on it smiled at Li Xuan.
(End of Chapter)